Voices of the Sea is a commissioning opportunity created by a partnership of Brighton & Hove based arts organisations in the UK: Fabrica, Blast Theory, Brighton Festival, Lighthouse, Photoworks, the University of Brighton and Musee des Beaux Arts Calais in France.

They seek to commission two artists, each with a strong internationally recognised track record, to create two major new works, responding to the coastal context and maritime heritage of South East England.

The commissions are inspired by The Boat Project by Lone Twin, beginning its maiden voyage in 2012 and visiting Brighton as part of Brighton Festival. The commissions are part of RELAY, a programme by Turning Point South East (a network of visual arts organizations). Like The Boat Project, RELAY is connected to the Cultural Olympiad 2012.

One commission is gallery-based, and will be exhibited in Fabrica, Brighton, in April-May 2012. The other commission is a site-specific outdoor work / or mobile media work in May 2012.

For more information and to download the briefs, please click here.